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The SAPD is trying to identify a suspect in the recent Wal Mart stabbing murder

Posted on January 5, 2017 by Art Pedroza Posted in Crime, homeless, Santa Ana, Westminster Leave a comment

Suspect in Santa Ana Wal Mart murder case

Santa Ana Police Department

Advisory: Detectives Request Media And Publics Assistance In Identifying Person Of Interest In 12-18-2016 Homicide

Victim: Dennis Quan Tran (41) Westminster

On Sunday, December 18, 2016, at 2:45 AM, SAPD Officers responded to the Wal-Mart located at 3600 West McFadden Avenue for a report of a stabbing victim. They located 41 year old Dennis Quan Tran from Westminster, CA. Tran had multiple stab wounds. He was transported to a local hospital where he underwent emergency surgery. Tran did not survive his injuries and was declared deceased.

UPDATE – Based on the investigation, Homicide Detectives obtained surveillance video. The person depicted in the surveillance video is a person of interest in this case. Continue reading→

Stolen car pursuit started in Anaheim and ended with a crash into Santa Ana’s Wal Mart

Posted on July 31, 2016 by Art Pedroza Posted in Anaheim, Crime, Santa Ana 1 Comment

Apparently somebody stole a BMW drove it into the front of the entrance to Santa Ana’s Walmart and then fled from his car on foot and hid inside the store last night.

The police ordered everyone to stay put and to not move so they could do a search in the store. There had to have been at least 30 policemen with dogs and tasers, according to a Facebook poster named David Vargas. Continue reading→

What we learned from Occupy Santa Ana’s failed Wal Mart flash mob

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Art Pedroza Posted in Business, Occupy Orange County, Orange County, Politics, Santa Ana 5 Comments

“A two-minute flash mob by Occupy Santa Ana protesters did not seem to have the intended effect, leaving some Wal-Mart employees scratching their heads,” according to the L.A. Times.

“Afterward, as the protesters drove away, a handful Walmart employees gathered outside the store’s entrance. One woman called the protest “stupid.” Another said it was “disrespectful,” according to the O.C. Register.

The OC Weekly article about the lame flash mob got a lot of comments – and most of them were anti-Occupy. And according to reporters and to commenters on Facebook, at most ONE shopper cheered the flash mob – and only ONE worker had anything kind to say about them. FAIL! Continue reading→

Food for less, on Grand and 17th, in Santa Ana, to close on March 15

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Art Pedroza Posted in Business, Civic Affairs, Development, Labor, Santa Ana 22 Comments

Food 4 Less — a discount market owned by Kroger – is closing March 15, according to employees at the Santa Ana store, which is located at 17th and Grand Ave., according to the O.C. Register.

I visited that store tonight, and several employees verified that they will be closing on March 15. I asked them if they will be having a clearance sale. Apparently they will blow out the meat, but everything else will be transferred to other stores.

Food 4 Less is owned by Kroger, which also owns Ralphs. They closed a Ralphs that used to be on 17th and Bristol, awhile ago. Now they will also be closing a Ralphs in Anaheim, at 2809 E. Lincoln, on March 10.

I don’t know the reasons for these closures, but I do know that the Food 4 Less on Grand and 17th faces a lot of competition from Big Saver, Northgate, and Superior. My wife hates shopping at Food 4 Less as it is hard to find what you are looking for.

What will go into that center in place of Food 4 Less?

A Wal Mart Super Center would be awesome, as residents could save up to 20% on store merchandise and groceries, but the Santa Ana City Council effectively banned big box superstores in 2007. “Under the new regulations, big-box retailers must apply for a conditional-use permit and identify the benefits and costs to existing stores within a three-mile area,” according to the L.A. Times.

Too bad. A Wal Mart Super Center would bring a lot of jobs to Santa Ana. Click here to contact the Santa Ana City Council. Now is the time to ask them to reconsider this silly ban.

The ban exists to protect union supermarket jobs, but those are disappearing quickly. Besides, we should not be encouraging folks to make careers out of bagging groceries. These jobs should be for young people and the semi-retired.